I was working on board in the radio room on this very crossing. The amount of radio traffic generated due to the delay broke all records. The ship had one of it's hatches smashed in by a wave and was taking on water, down 6 degrees by the bow until a rough repair could be made. Happy memories!
I wish I could show this comment to my Dad. If he was onboard I'm sure he'd remember it as vividly as you. He was on board when that rogue wave knocked quarter deck out by three inches and gave her a 23° list. I'm hoping you recognise my surname 😉
I'm queasy just reading your comment: Thank God they didn't play music from the movie TITANTIC! Glad everybody made it safely to Dry Land! SAIL ONWARD, deb in SC 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
I was on this crossing in connection with the airline industry and future connections between Cunard and ourselves. I was woken in the early hours of the morning as the ship rolled to within 1 degree of its maximum roll. All the furniture in my stateroom rolled down the floor and stacked up against the cabin door. I was almost standing straight up whilst still lying on the side of bed. At its furthest maximum roll it stopped and stayed right there for what felt like minutes , I thought we were going to turn over. It was by far the scariest situation I have ever been in. When it rolled back I unblocked the door and ran into the corridor where I saw a steward who also had a very surprised look on his face , I said are we ok and he told me we were fine. It took a lot of believing. Anyway not much sleep that night you could hear the steel screeching as the ship flexed. The ship was holed at the front and they had lost crew cabins that were full of water . We were a day late back into Southampton. We were all given a log of the sea conditions in a presentation scroll. It was a memorable trip and I’ve got to say that all the crew were absolutely brilliant. I’ve still got the scroll. Regards m waters
@@Jay_Dahl If a ship exceeds its maximum roll it will be unable to right its self and will capsize. I'd be interested to know what the maximum roll of QE2 was too! Very quick edit as I just did some googling, from the Qe2 Forum: At one point the captain (Capt. Hare?) decided to try to turn her but she started rolling violently, finally doing a forty two and a half degree roll - very nearly rolling totally over (43 degrees being the maximum).
I was on this crossing. All of us crew wanted to stay overnight in Boston, but not a chance. We struggled to remove the steel ropes from the bollards in Boston, we had never been so busy in the radio room and broke all records for ship to shore traffic. There were huge amounts of crockery and fittings damaged. What isn't mentioned in this is the fact that the ship was holed when one of the shell doors at the bow was smashed in during the night. A large tarpaulin was draped over the hole while engineers struggled to weld a temporary door in place before they could pump out the tons of water that had poured in.... Still, happy times .... Thanks for sharing this video.
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Was on QE2 in September 1989 encountering Hurricane Hugo, Capt Woodall in command. Charming man, but the storm was not a pleasant experience and there was a lot of damage and a lot of people/crew ill. We were two days late arriving in New York. - first trying to out run the Hurricane going South to cross the Atlantic behind it and then slowing to utilise stabilisers in order to reach US .
'In my 38 years at sea one of the things I learnt was NEVER TO BE CONFIDENT of the sea. Because if you are it will come round and hit you in the back of the head.' Also - 'And yesterday, regretfully, I was a bit confident.....'
At least she is a comfortable ship to be ''delayed'' on! Not like a trawler in a North Sea Gale! The Captain is right...the Sea is a capricious element, and needs respect.
The Grand Piano in The Midships lobby flipped over during a hurricane in 1987 when I worked onboard and we lost lots of deck furniture to the sea. Waves were towering above the ship with walls of sea it was terrifying. Passengers were crawling on the floor. a window was blown in also. Great but scary memories.
Looking at this again today, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that QE2 could take such a bad beating. After all, the Queen Mary - a much larger ship - nearly rolled over when it took a 90-ish foot wave to the side, just to name one of the great liners that have been put in their place by Mother Nature, whether they were larger or smaller than QE2. Still though, the fact a ship that was built for these conditions can still be subject to such a thrashing is a sharp reminder that God is in charge, and that we are but a speck on this mighty Earth that can and will take us if it chooses.
@ David, bad weather or not an ocean liner has got to keep schedule! It’s not a recreational cruise line in the Bahamas or some tropical paradise. Ocean liners are designed for bad weather in North Atlantic so ship goes forward no matter what!
Heavy items such as pianos, heavy chairs and tables should be permanently placed. After all these years we still see them gliding across the room. I suppose it will take someone being killed before they see there error.
I bet they never thought of that. Geez that’s all you need to do do? Just “ check the conditions ahead” and if too rough then stay in tge dock and wait it all out until it’s calm. I need to write to Cunard to let them know that’s all they need to do.
I had mine on the next day……I was there ! Very frightening , we were within 1 degree of maximum roll. Nearly past the point of return. Regds m waters uk
I would imagine much better. She rides better and, despite her boxiness (not quite the original ocean liner design, but rather a reinforced top-heavy cruise ship), she seems well balanced. There are videos of the QE2 in much less rough weather and seas, where she pitches excessively. I can only attribute this to the refit the QE2 (with added decks -suites and tonnage) that made her top heavy (toward the bow) and affected her center of gravity. The refit obviously made her a better cruise ship (suites for more passengers) but affected her stability. I would think the original QE2 would ride this weather quite well (of course, there´s always going to be some rolling and pitching). Other liners from that time such as the original France (when she became the top-heavy Norway, she lost her "oceanlinerness") and the Italian twins (Michelangelo/Raffaello) with deeper draft, lower superstructure (=ideal center of gravity) would handle this weather much better (I speculate) just because of their basic design. Windage too is something to consider regarding the stability of top-heavy ships,, but it all depends on the draft (obviously stabilizers for rolling) and the center of gravity. I also wonder how much size contributes to seaworthiness and overall stability; obviously a wide beam - like battleships - gives you a more stable platform regarding rolling, but all these ships have a beam of 30+ meters, so I don´t know.
If the footage of the last Atlantic crossing in tandem with the QM2 is anything to go by , the QM2 is a VASTLY superior "sea boat ". I was amazed how much the QE2 pitched into the oncoming swell in no more than a moderate sea. The QM2 in exactly the same conditions hardly seemed to be moving at all.
Roberto Alexandre She actually looks top heavy, but in fact has most of her weight down under the waterline. The QM2 is really a hybrid Oceanliner Cruise ship 😊
"She's as sea worthy as a new york skyscraper leaning on its side"... I wanna see you all buch of hypocritical ocean liner fanatics making fun of the MS Queen Elizabeth now.
Put that ship in the same weather that QE2 was in here and see what happens. Even ocean liners are going to have trouble when storms get extremely bad.
MONEY TALKS, The ship is strong enough to get through it but unforuneatly not everything is fixed to the deck. We had to tie things and tape them down when I worked onboard. One trick was to spray water on the table clothes to keep the plates from sliding onto the floor but often they still did.
@@RM-lj8bv Its a little miss leading to say money talks. That ship is booked up well in advance and her whole cruise/sailing programme depends upon her keeping to her planned schedule. Imagine the disappointment for hundreds of passengers if a cruise had to be cancelled because she was so late.
@@michaelplunkett8059 safety comes before everything, to say otherwise is psychopathic. I suppose you're going to say that ships should sail through ice fields full speed too?
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I was working on board in the radio room on this very crossing. The amount of radio traffic generated due to the delay broke all records. The ship had one of it's hatches smashed in by a wave and was taking on water, down 6 degrees by the bow until a rough repair could be made. Happy memories!
That’s insane !
I wish I could show this comment to my Dad. If he was onboard I'm sure he'd remember it as vividly as you. He was on board when that rogue wave knocked quarter deck out by three inches and gave her a 23° list. I'm hoping you recognise my surname 😉
I'm queasy just reading your comment: Thank God they didn't play music from the movie TITANTIC!
Glad everybody made it safely to Dry Land!
SAIL ONWARD, deb in SC
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
The captain never mentioned the damage to the hatch doors I'm not surprised.
@@tamkilmartin8934 That CAPTAIN is why I remain on Dry Land, dipping my Toes in the Pool: "Hatch Doors, Nooo Prob!!" deb on The Shore in SC 😎😎😂😂
I was on this crossing in connection with the airline industry and future connections between Cunard and ourselves. I was woken in the early hours of the morning as the ship rolled to within 1 degree of its maximum roll. All the furniture in my stateroom rolled down the floor and stacked up against the cabin door. I was almost standing straight up whilst still lying on the side of bed. At its furthest maximum roll it stopped and stayed right there for what felt like minutes , I thought we were going to turn over. It was by far the scariest situation I have ever been in. When it rolled back I unblocked the door and ran into the corridor where I saw a steward who also had a very surprised look on his face , I said are we ok and he told me we were fine. It took a lot of believing. Anyway not much sleep that night you could hear the steel screeching as the ship flexed. The ship was holed at the front and they had lost crew cabins that were full of water . We were a day late back into Southampton. We were all given a log of the sea conditions in a presentation scroll. It was a memorable trip and I’ve got to say that all the crew were absolutely brilliant. I’ve still got the scroll. Regards m waters
Holy cow!
The scroll was a typical classy touch from Cunard 👍🏻🇺🇦🌻🏳️🌈😷
When you say ".... within 1 degree of its maximum roll.", can you quantify exactly what the maximum roll is, and what happens if you exceed it?
@@Jay_Dahl If a ship exceeds its maximum roll it will be unable to right its self and will capsize. I'd be interested to know what the maximum roll of QE2 was too!
Very quick edit as I just did some googling, from the Qe2 Forum:
At one point the captain (Capt. Hare?) decided to try to turn her but she started rolling violently, finally doing a forty two and a half degree roll - very nearly rolling totally over (43 degrees being the maximum).
I was on this crossing. All of us crew wanted to stay overnight in Boston, but not a chance. We struggled to remove the steel ropes from the bollards in Boston, we had never been so busy in the radio room and broke all records for ship to shore traffic. There were huge amounts of crockery and fittings damaged.
What isn't mentioned in this is the fact that the ship was holed when one of the shell doors at the bow was smashed in during the night. A large tarpaulin was draped over the hole while engineers struggled to weld a temporary door in place before they could pump out the tons of water that had poured in.... Still, happy times .... Thanks for sharing this video.
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Was on QE2 in September 1989 encountering Hurricane Hugo, Capt Woodall in command. Charming man, but the storm was not a pleasant experience and there was a lot of damage and a lot of people/crew ill. We were two days late arriving in New York. - first trying to out run the Hurricane going South to cross the Atlantic behind it and then slowing to utilise stabilisers in order to reach US .
'In my 38 years at sea one of the things I learnt was NEVER TO BE CONFIDENT of the sea. Because if you are it will come round and hit you in the back of the head.'
Also - 'And yesterday, regretfully, I was a bit confident.....'
Didn't really learn did he
This was a right old honker of a trip !!
This is a gem. Thank you for sharing this experience. Those are some gnarly views you got through the windows inside.
At least she is a comfortable ship to be ''delayed'' on! Not like a trawler in a North Sea Gale! The Captain is right...the Sea is a capricious element, and needs respect.
As former Q.E.2. Crew I can say I have experienced a lot worse, rougher crossings than that, especially during the hurricane of october 1987.
Greatest trip I ever took! Alone - out of the North Atlantic!
I'd love to do that!! Its a high priority bucket list for, just a shame it won't be on the QE2.
My December, 1987 westbound crossing on the QE2 was rough, but not THIS rough!
When did Sir Ian McKellen start captaining the QE2?
This is why I have no desire to go on a cruise. Cannot predict the ocean or the captain that is in control of the ship.
Those pianos can be very deadly
The Grand Piano in The Midships lobby flipped over during a hurricane in 1987 when I worked onboard and we lost lots of deck furniture to the sea. Waves were towering above the ship with walls of sea it was terrifying. Passengers were crawling on the floor. a window was blown in also. Great but scary memories.
@@RM-lj8bv You would think they would have the pianos well anchored down long before any bad weather was anticipated
Looking at this again today, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that QE2 could take such a bad beating. After all, the Queen Mary - a much larger ship - nearly rolled over when it took a 90-ish foot wave to the side, just to name one of the great liners that have been put in their place by Mother Nature, whether they were larger or smaller than QE2. Still though, the fact a ship that was built for these conditions can still be subject to such a thrashing is a sharp reminder that God is in charge, and that we are but a speck on this mighty Earth that can and will take us if it chooses.
Well, god doesn't exist. But if he does, what kind of God would do things like that?
@@th8257 A one that works in mysterious ways
Passengers were interviewed and asked how was the voyage. The majority answered, not swell.
Boom tiss! Love a bad pun!
Why not just wait a day or two for the storm to subside ?
imagine this rough sea with the oasis class ship.for sure there will be rolling since she is so tall and the draft to shallow
It would not cope too well!!!!!
For a second there I thought the captain was gonna announce he's jumping overboard as a result of his miscalculation
Wauw, very nice
Why is it so shocking to some- like this is what ocean liners are made to endure
It's shocking because the dipshit Captain should never have put it in harm's way
@ David, bad weather or not an ocean liner has got to keep schedule! It’s not a recreational cruise line in the Bahamas or some tropical paradise. Ocean liners are designed for bad weather in North Atlantic so ship goes forward no matter what!
@@markstallings5768 I'll stick to boating lakes then
The damage is REALLY sad. But the experience looks REALLY fun, and on the QE2!?!
I was born in Southampton woooo! Represent!
What day was the ship originally supposed to get into the port?x
a day late Amy... 6 day crossing instead of 5
how about qm2?
Heavy items such as pianos, heavy chairs and tables should be permanently placed. After all these years we still see them gliding across the room. I suppose it will take someone being killed before they see there error.
Ah no, they just need to listen to wise people like you who know everything about everything.
Poor seamanship ..Always check forward weather conditions ....very lucky !..
I bet they never thought of that. Geez that’s all you need to do do? Just “ check the conditions ahead” and if too rough then stay in tge dock and wait it all out until it’s calm. I need to write to Cunard to let them know that’s all they need to do.
Easier said than it was done back in 1989
2:26 someone has their pole out and doing some drag line fishing :)
Respect..l
Makes you wonder if the crossing should have been made?
Oh Jesus Christ don’t be that guy!!!
Sean connery is
talking.
I would have to put my brown trousers on!
I had mine on the next day……I was there ! Very frightening , we were within 1 degree of maximum roll. Nearly past the point of return. Regds m waters uk
No escape....No escape.
Were are the u boats
In the museum
That's nothing to the crossing from Rosslare to Fishguard on a SEALINK Ferry called THE DUKE OF ROTHSAY.....
It was about 30foot long 😂😂😂
They damn well better have made drinks free for the rest of the trip!
Only way to walk straight, with a skinful in you!
the oceans have become too rough for passenger travel
The recommendations just get weirder and weirder.
A severe gale is only a force 9. Pretty average weather yet the Master says he has never experienced such weather in 38 years at sea???
qe2
I wonder how the QM2 would do in the same weather conditions.
I would imagine much better. She rides better and, despite her boxiness (not quite the original ocean liner design, but rather a reinforced top-heavy cruise ship), she seems well balanced.
There are videos of the QE2 in much less rough weather and seas, where she pitches excessively. I can only attribute this to the refit the QE2 (with added decks -suites and tonnage) that made her top heavy (toward the bow) and affected her center of gravity. The refit obviously made her a better cruise ship (suites for more passengers) but affected her stability. I would think the original QE2 would ride this weather quite well (of course, there´s always going to be some rolling and pitching).
Other liners from that time such as the original France (when she became the top-heavy Norway, she lost her "oceanlinerness") and the Italian twins (Michelangelo/Raffaello) with deeper draft, lower superstructure (=ideal center of gravity) would handle this weather much better (I speculate) just because of their basic design. Windage too is something to consider regarding the stability of top-heavy ships,, but it all depends on the draft (obviously stabilizers for rolling) and the center of gravity. I also wonder how much size contributes to seaworthiness and overall stability; obviously a wide beam - like battleships - gives you a more stable platform regarding rolling, but all these ships have a beam of 30+ meters, so I don´t know.
Interesting , I only sailed yachts and schooners . Thank you for posting .
If the footage of the last Atlantic crossing in tandem with the QM2 is anything to go by , the QM2 is a VASTLY superior "sea boat ". I was amazed how much the QE2 pitched into the oncoming swell in no more than a moderate sea. The QM2 in exactly the same conditions hardly seemed to be moving at all.
Roberto Alexandre She actually looks top heavy, but in fact has most of her weight down under the waterline. The QM2 is really a hybrid Oceanliner Cruise ship 😊
Why am I the newest person to see this video??
Correct.
@@arminass1681 that’s all that needed to be said haha cheers brother
Not now I am
Now it’s me
If it’s that bad near Southampton imagine Northampton
Swell!!!!
If overconfident, the sea can come around and hit you in the back of the head. Sounds like a concussion, no thanks.
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"She's as sea worthy as a new york skyscraper leaning on its side"... I wanna see you all buch of hypocritical ocean liner fanatics making fun of the MS Queen Elizabeth now.
Put that ship in the same weather that QE2 was in here and see what happens. Even ocean liners are going to have trouble when storms get extremely bad.
Bad decision by the captain to actually sail ( life's where put at risk)( end off)
MONEY TALKS, The ship is strong enough to get through it but unforuneatly not everything is fixed to the deck. We had to tie things and tape them down when I worked onboard. One trick was to spray water on the table clothes to keep the plates from sliding onto the floor but often they still did.
@@RM-lj8bv Its a little miss leading to say money talks. That ship is booked up well in advance and her whole cruise/sailing programme depends upon her keeping to her planned schedule. Imagine the disappointment for hundreds of passengers if a cruise had to be cancelled because she was so late.
A liner has a schedule to maintain. It isn't a fair weather plaything.
@@michaelplunkett8059 safety comes before everything, to say otherwise is psychopathic. I suppose you're going to say that ships should sail through ice fields full speed too?